Visa and Residence Permit - NON-EU citizens

BEFORE ARRIVAL

Citizens of non EU countries might need visa for entering the Slovak Republic. Contact respective Slovak Embassy or Consulate in your home country to find out more details. The list of Slovak Embassies and Consulates by countries.

If you are staying in Slovakia more than 90 days in one half-year you MUST apply for Temporary Residence Permit.

The application is to be submitted in person at the Slovak Embassy or Consulate in your home country or at the Immigration Police Office in Nitra after arrival ( in case you do not need VISA to enter Slovakia). Check with the Slovak Embassy or Consulate what is the best option for you and what documents are necessary for the application.

only complete applications can be submitted - therefore it is highly recommended to double check with the Slovak Embassy or Consulate that you have all necessary documents for application for TRP in order to avoid problems with obtaining missing documents from your home country after arrival to Slovakia.

official documents issued by authorities in the home country must be verified for usage in the Slovak Republic (apostille or superlegalisation - check with the Slovak Embassy or Consulate for details)

In order to allow enough time for processing of Visa/Temporary Residence Permit application apply at least 3 months before your planned arrival to Slovakia.

AFTER ARRIVAL

Non EU citizens living outside university dormitories MUST register within 3 working days after arrival in Slovakia. Students living in SUA dormitories are registered by the dormitory automatically.

If you are staying longer than 90 days in one half-year you need to visit the Immigration Police Office in Nitra in order

to obtain your Temporary Residence Permit card (if you applied from your home country) - you will need your passport and 4,50 EUR fee for the card, to be paid via special stamps called KOLOK that you buy at the post office

Within 30 daysafter obtaining the Temporary Residence Permit card you are legally obliged to submit at the Immigration Police Office the Confirmation of healthstatus, confirming that you do not suffer from any infectious illness (its spreading is a criminal act in Slovakia). Confirmation is issued by a Health centre for foreign diseases after a medical check.

The price of the medical check is approx. 150 € and is to be paid cash in the hospital.

Allow 2-3 weeks for processing of the medical check`s results and obtaining the Health confirmation.

The visits to the Immigration Police and Nitra Hospital are organised by the Erasmus Student Network in cooperation with the International Relations Office to help you overcome the communication barrier.

BEFORE YOU GO HOME

At the end of your stay you have to notify the Immigration Police Office that you are leaving and return the Temporary Residence Permit card.

NOTE: Consider this information for information purposes only. The conditions may change without prior notice. Slovak University of Agriculture bears no responsibility for information given nor for timely fulfillment of given requirements by the student and can not influence or change any decisions taken by Immigration Police Office in case of student`s non-compliance with valid legal rules.